But once she set eyes on him, there was no mistaking his presence. He stood in the shadow of an elm tree, hardly noticeable at first glance. She’d just about resigned herself to the fact when, up ahead, a slight movement caught her attention. It was as empty as it had been when she’d arrived. The hoofbeats of Lewis’s mount echoed a distance behind them.Īs she rode, her gaze once again drifted to the rail. She kept him to the same gait for a long while, enjoying the easy, effortless motion of his powerful stride. His hooves pounded down the strip of tan. With obstacles spanning between them, the indomitable pair must decide which hurdles they can jump and what matters most: making their mark or following their hearts?Įvelyn urged Hephaestus back into a trot, and then into a canter. Her unbridled spirit enchants him, awakening a depth of feeling he never thought possible.īut pushing boundaries comes at a cost and not everyone is pleased to welcome Evelyn and Ahmad into fashionable society. Half-Indian tailor Ahmad Malik has always had a talent for making women beautiful, inching his way toward recognition by designing riding habits for Rotten Row’s infamous Pretty Horsebreakers-but no one compares to Evelyn. But to truly capture London’s attention she’ll need a habit-maker who’s not afraid to take risks with his designs-and with his heart. Her only hope is to distinguish herself by making the biggest splash in the one sphere she excels: on horseback. As an incurable bluestocking from a family tumbling swiftly toward ruin, she knows she’ll never make a match in a ballroom. Intrigued? Read on to discover the synopsis and an excerpt from Mimi Matthews’s The Siren of Sussex, which releases on January 11th 2022.Įvelyn Maltravers understands exactly how little she’s worth on the marriage mart. Victorian high society’s most daring equestrienne finds love and an unexpected ally in her fight for independence in the strong arms of London’s most sought after and devastatingly handsome half-Indian tailor.

The Siren of Sussex by Mimi Matthews